"The 20 easy-to-build robots in this project book can be constructed for little or not cost using common household objects and repurposed materials."-- Provided by publisher.

Introduces robots and the science behind them, including a historic timeline of robot development, common jobs robots perform in the workplace and at home, and robots of the future.

Simple text and photographs describe eight different robots that mimic animals and the work these robots do.

Offers advice for starting a career in electrical engineering and provides four projects that employ the use of circuits. Features information on the history of circuits, as well as different types, techniques, tools, and uses. Contains color photographs, a timeline, profiles of engineers, a glossary, and online resources.

Every day, robots become a bigger part of our lives. From the robots vacuuming our homes to self-scanning machines at the supermarket, robots do jobs faster than humans and often with fewer mistakes. This book takes a look at the amazing developments in robotic technology, from the early days of robots to the varied landscape of robotics we see today. Readers will learn the differences between robots being developed to look just like humans and the...

This successor volume to The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will refashion the human race in the decades to come. In this entirely new book, Ray Kurzweil brings a fresh perspective to advances in the singularity-assessing the progress of many of his predictions and examining the novel advancements that, in the near future, will bring a revolution in knowledge and an expansion of human potential. Among the topics he discusses are rebuilding...

Presents a collection of six simple robotic projects for children to do. Includes supply lists, step-by-step instructions, a glossary, a website for further resources, and color photographs.

How can robots help us explore space? A probe called New Horizons is zooming through the outer solar system. It's headed to Pluto. It and other space robots can go where people cannot survive. In this book, you'll learn how robots can work as our eyes, ears, and hands in space.

Explains how robots are revolutionizing the world of healthcare.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Celebrated futurist Ray Kurzweil, hailed by Bill Gates as “the best person I know at predicting the future of artificial intelligence,” presents an “elaborate, smart, and persuasive” (The Boston Globe) view of the future course of human development.

“Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.”—Los Angeles Times
“Startling...